1.

  What'd They Say?!: The Rhetorics of Ancient Greece    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Effective speaking is a major part of life; the Ancients Greeks knew that well. They studied how they said what they said and why they said it.

Average, 10 Qns, trident, Dec 22 08

Category: Varied Liberal Arts

Average
trident
1662 plays

2.

  Double Letter Words    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

This quiz covers 20 different words with double letters in them. For instance, "letters" has two Ts. Enjoy.

Easier, 20 Qns, salami_swami, Jan 13 19

Category: Letters in Common - Letter Games

Easier
salami_swami
Jan 13 19
5139 plays

3.

  Wicked Garden    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I wandered into the garden of good and evil with a handful of books and harvested a bumper crop of wicked words.

Average, 10 Qns, pollucci19, May 15 20

Category: Synonyms and Antonyms

Average
pollucci19
May 15 20
5733 plays

4.

  Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Yes, it's Pick-a-Pun, the game show where all the answers MIGHT be funny, but only one registers "Ouch" on the Groan-Ometer. Today's theme is Musicals, so get singing, and let the Pun begin!

Easier, 10 Qns, ing, Sep 15 21

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Easier
ing
Sep 15 21
7485 plays

5.

  Love, Etymologically    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I was researching the etymology of the tennis term "love" the other day and was struck by the histories of the names of some popular sports. What do you know about the origins of some of their names?

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 26 24

Category: Related Words

Average
adams627
Aug 26 24
6411 plays

6.

  Alfabetical Fun With Fonetics    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here are ten questions to test your knowledge on a variety of topics, with a twist - all answers relate to the NATO phonetic alphabet, the generally-used term given to the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, or IACO phonetic alphabet.

Average, 10 Qns, Jennifer5, Dec 29 15

Category: Alphabetical Words

Average
Jennifer5
2757 plays

7.

  Crossword Words    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Have you ever noticed that crosswords and crossword compilers seem to have their own obscure language? Words that you'd never think of using in everyday conversation appear in crosswords with head-scratching frequency. Here are a few of them!

Average, 10 Qns, NatalieW, Nov 19 17

Category: Thematic Word Definitions

Average
NatalieW
6558 plays

8.

  Life on the Hyphen    

Photo Match

 12 Qns

Punctuation & Typographical Symbols

Throughout history, typographical symbols have popped up to serve differing purposes in the publishing world. Can you identify these various symbols, both common and uncommon?

Very Easy, 12 Qns, trident, Jan 20 24

Category: Grammatical and Lexical Items

Very Easy
trident
Jan 20 24
957 plays

9.

  Spelling    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Author and linguist Mario Pei once declared, "English spelling is the world's most awful mess." Here are some random bits of trivia about English orthography that try to make some sense of the mess.

Average, 10 Qns, jmorrow, Apr 08 23

Category: Spelling Bee

Average
jmorrow
Apr 08 23
5802 plays

10.

  It's (Meta)Physics, Stupid!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I once debated with my tutor (a philosophy professor) that physics and philosophy were as different as subjects could be and could not be made to work synergistically. Take this quiz to see why I was wrong. (Please see II sections for discussion).

Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Apr 23 16

Category: Philosophy

Average
doublemm
2022 plays

11.

  Fake News!    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Read all about it! From the newspaper headlines and a brief description can you work out which artists are being ripped off?

Average, 10 Qns, Snowman, May 31 24

Category: Art History

Average
Snowman
May 31 24
630 plays

12.

  Old Fogeyisms    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

If you know these terms then you know fogeys. If, like the author of this quiz, you use these terms, then perhaps...you too are a...

Easier, 10 Qns, uglybird, Apr 03 25

Category: American Slang

Easier
uglybird
Apr 03 25
17883 plays

13.

  Food, But Not In My Stomach    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Below is a list of my favorite foods, however, they are everywhere but in my stomach. Find the food that completes each of the following idioms.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, 1nn1, Nov 07 18

Category: Body Parts in Idiom

Very Easy
1nn1
Nov 07 18
1290 plays

14.

  Pseudoscience Basics    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Science" isn't so much a thing as a way of thinking. "Pseudoscience" is when people, through ignorance or malice, use a thought process that looks like science, but doesn't have the same rigor. This quiz tells the story of how you make that mistake.

Average, 10 Qns, Correspondguy, Jul 29 14

Category: Logical Fallacies

Average
Correspondguy
7056 plays

15.

  Norse Myth: The Death of Balder    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The biggest blow to the gods prior the final battle was the death of Balder, the god of light and beauty. As my final quiz in this series, this quiz looks at his death, and the events which followed. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, doublemm, Jul 10 10

Category: Norse Myth

Average
doublemm
783 plays

16.

  More Than You Have Bargained For    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Bargains, deals, and trickery: all have their place in myths and legends. Sometimes they work out, but sometimes they don't. Can you identify these examples, from ten different traditions? Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Jun 19 12

Category: Mythology Mixture

Average
adams627
1230 plays

17.

  Who Let The Gods Out?    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Jupiter, the king of the gods, is in a terrible temper. After Castor & Pollux pulled their last practical joke on him, he had them confined to the dungeons, but SOMEONE set them free. The question is, which god did it?

Easier, 10 Qns, reedy, Apr 24 17

Category: Roman Myth

Easier
reedy
1449 plays

18.

  What Do These Words Mean?    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

In this quiz I will give you the definition of the word and you have to choose the correct word. Sounds easy, right?

Average, 25 Qns, DakotaNorth, Mar 20 22

Category: Definitions

Average
DakotaNorth
Mar 20 22
12594 plays

19.

  A Responsible Artist?    

Photo Match

 10 Qns

Match painting and artist

The artist responsible for a painting can often be identified just by studying the style, composition or subject of the work. Can you do the same and correctly match these photos of paintings with the well-known artist who painted them?

Easier, 10 Qns, Fifiona81, Dec 08 23

Category: Matching Artist and Art

Easier
Fifiona81
Dec 08 23
636 plays

20.

  Australians Sure Talk Funny    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Because Australia is so far from the rest of the world, we have developed our own way of speaking. While it is often confusing to the rest of the world, it really does make sense, (sometimes:).

Average, 10 Qns, ozzz2002, May 15 21

Category: Australian Lingo

Average
ozzz2002
May 15 21
9393 plays

21.

  All Generalizations Are Wrong    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sometimes, the best way to learn a rule is to see what happens when it's broken. Here are ten self-contradicting writing rules, (mostly) originally published by George Trigg and William Safire. Let's work through them and see what they can teach us.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, May 01 22

Category: Language Use

Average
CellarDoor
May 01 22
3255 plays

22.

  Controversial and Scandalous Art    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Throughout history artists have caused scandals by defying conventions and social taboos, or simply by being innovative. Take a stroll through history with me while we examine some examples of controversial and scandalous art!

Average, 10 Qns, daver852, Jul 23 21

Category: Art History

Average
daver852
Jul 23 21
1794 plays

23.

  Hanging Around the Musée d'Orsay    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

While the Louvre may be a name which is more familiar as a Paris art museum, if you want to explore (mostly) French painters working in the second half of the 19th century, the Musée d'Orsay, located in a former railway station, is the one to visit.

Easier, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Feb 15 18

Category: Art: By Museum

Easier
looney_tunes
642 plays

24.

  The Punny Side of the Law    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

PC Plod was a jovial sort of chap but he didn't think the spate of recent crimes was very punny. It all started last Sunday with the theft of a dog...and he still hasn't found a lead to go on!

Very Easy, 10 Qns, Plodd, Oct 30 16

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Very Easy
Plodd
1233 plays

25.

  Let's Get Down To Bismuth - Elementary Puns    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I know I shouldn't, but here are more cringeworthy puns for you, this time with a science theme.

Easier, 10 Qns, eburge, Jan 29 16

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Easier
eburge
4449 plays

26.

  Peter and Paole - Two "Real" Vampires    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on Peter Plogojowitz and Arnold Paole, two "real" vampires whose cases shocked Europe in the 1730s.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Nov 21 13

Category: Vampires

Average
stuthehistoryguy
1263 plays

27.

  Promise    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

All of these words are listed as synonyms for "promise" by a major thesaurus website - they however also have special or secondary meanings. Can you match each promise to the situation or description it would be most appropriate to?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, WesleyCrusher, Nov 12 22

Category: Vocabulary

Very Easy
WesleyCrusher
Nov 12 22
1383 plays

28.

  Going on a Vampire Hunt!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Using your knowledge of vampire legends, answer these questions to diagnose, hunt, and destroy a vampire from traditional folklore!

Difficult, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jan 04 06

Category: Vampires

Difficult
stuthehistoryguy
6435 plays

29.

  One Way or an Udder - Farmyard Puns    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Thought my awful puns were over, did you? Well, think again. This time we're punning our way through the farmyard with a variety of farm-related puns.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, eburge, Feb 26 17

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Very Easy
eburge
2643 plays

30.

  What the Spell Check Mist: Typo Transfusion    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Sacred Heart Hospital: Medical Care second to nun, paperwork last to all. Scared Heart Hospital, where the typos are rarely fatal, but nearly always fanny!

Easier, 10 Qns, ing, Mar 07 25

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Easier
ing
Mar 07 25
6942 plays

31.

  All Over the Place    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Our itinerary for a world tour looked like a mad person's knitting pattern... all over the place. However, it took us to sites that were the inspiration to, and/or provided the stories behind, some incredible artworks. Please enjoy this journey.

Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Sep 27 23

Category: Art

Easier
pollucci19
Sep 27 23
615 plays

32.

  A Thoroughly Ridiculous Quiz    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

No! Silly is NOT good enough. To prosper in this quiz you're going to have to be downright ridiculous. This might be easier in the "Flash" mode.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, Mar 08 22

Category: Language Use

Average
uglybird
Mar 08 22
5406 plays

33.

  Art History Behind the Scenes II    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Back by occasional demand! More sex, murder, and mayhem (oh, not entirely) in the History of Art! Enjoy!

Difficult, 15 Qns, lanfranco, Nov 05 07

Category: Art History

Difficult
lanfranco
1740 plays

34.

  I Always Wanted To...    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

...make a quiz where you complete my puns. Wait a second...

Very Easy, 10 Qns, eburge, Jan 29 21

Category: Humor, Puns and Word Play

Very Easy
eburge
Jan 29 21
4275 plays

35.

  Eponyms: The People Behind the Words    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on certain words derived from notable individuals who gave their names to the English language. Good Luck!

Average, 10 Qns, jouen58, Sep 17 20

Category: Eponyms (Words from Names)

Average
jouen58
Sep 17 20
4503 plays

36.

  Gobbledygook    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Government, lawyers, doctors, even schoolteachers from Sussex are guilty of using gobbledygook: the use of many complex words when a few simple ones will suffice.

Easier, 10 Qns, deputygary, Aug 27 23

Category: Varieties of English

Easier
deputygary
Aug 27 23
3435 plays

37.

  Words Easily Confused    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The English language contains a number of words that sound so similar they are confused very easily. In large part, these are homophones, but this is not always the case. Please partake in this quiz as we sample some of these awkward cases. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Dec 20 20

Category: Easily Confused

Average
thejazzkickazz
Dec 20 20
14322 plays

38.

  Mad as a March Hare    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

.... And Other Idioms about Madness and Insanity

Idioms are an integral part of the English lexicon. We like the colourful way idioms embellish our language use. Idioms can become cliches if they're used in context without knowing their origin. Here are ten such examples about madness and insanity.

Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1, Sep 12 24

Category: Origins of Idioms

Average
1nn1
Sep 12 24
750 plays

39.

  Original Objects    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The meaning of these prepositional phrases has evolved over time. Do you know the original "object" of the preposition? I'll PLANT a hint for the next question in each question the way I've PLANTED a hint for my first question in this sentence.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Sep 30 11

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Tough
uglybird
9252 plays

40.

  The Evil Essay    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

As an English instructor, I spend a good deal of my life helping people write essays. See if you already know the basics of essay writing--or, as I call it, "The Evil Essay".

Easier, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, Dec 10 23

Category: English

Easier
pagiedamon
Dec 10 23
10344 plays

41.

  Vermeer: Portraits of Women    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

"No Dutch painter ever honoured women as he (Vermeer) did." So wrote Dr. A.B. de Vries, and the paintings bear out his assessment. See if you can identify the portraits from the descriptions.

Tough, 15 Qns, jouen58, Oct 25 10

Category: Vermeer

Tough
jouen58
1602 plays

42.

  Idiomatic Anatomy    

Label Quiz

 10 Qns

Pick the body part that completes the popular idiom.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Jan 28 23

Category: Body Parts in Idiom

Very Easy
zorba_scank
Jan 28 23
1581 plays

43.

  Euphemistically Speaking    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Whether you wish to assess your ability to replace an indelicate term with one that is inoffensive, or to brush up on the telling of the occasional polite lie, you may wish to avail yourself of the opportunity this humble quiz presents.

Average, 10 Qns, uglybird, May 23 24

Category: Idioms and Proverbs

Average
uglybird
May 23 24
12297 plays

44.

  Don't Stop the Weaving    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Throughout history, different cultures have spun folk tales, enriching their societies with fictitious oral stories. This quiz will take a look at ten different countries' folk tales and prove why they shouldn't stop weaving oral tales.

Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Dec 06 11

Category: Fables and Folklore

Average
kyleisalive
5520 plays

45.

  A White Dove    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

A powerful cultural and religious symbol, associated with love, peace and spirituality, the dove is featured in many works of art from different historical periods. Here are a few significant artistic appearances of this lovely bird for you to enjoy.

Easier, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Feb 27 24

Category: Art By Subject

Easier
LadyNym
Feb 27 24
660 plays

46.

  Operatic Greek Myth    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

Many classical operas are based upon tales deriving from Greek mythology. In this quiz, I'll discuss some of these operas. Most of the operatic facts are related in the "Grand Opera Book".

Average, 25 Qns, JanIQ, May 22 15

Category: Greek Myth

Average
JanIQ
3897 plays

47.

  The Early Renaissance    

Multiple Choice

 25 Qns

This quiz, mostly involving sweeping art queries, should tempt to delight all of you Earthly dwellers. Please step back in time with me to a period rich with wonderful aesthetic creations!

Difficult, 25 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Feb 27 13

Category: Renaissance Art

Difficult
thejazzkickazz
4533 plays

48.

  Yours Truly, Cassandra    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Good old Cassandra has started a prophecy-soliciting business, where she tells people in Greek myth how to avoid their unfortunate fates. Only problem? They don't believe her. Can you identify the addressees of these notes?

Average, 10 Qns, adams627, Aug 08 11

Category: Greek Myth

Average
adams627
3423 plays

49.

  Criminal Anthropology    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz looks at some of the biological and physiological theories on criminology, from well in the past until more recently. Most information comes from "Deviance and Social Control", by Linda B. Deutschmann.

Tough, 15 Qns, guitargoddess, Mar 18 08

Category: Social Sciences

Tough
guitargoddess
5490 plays

50.

  Say Again?    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

I provide a sentence that uses an obscure word of four letters (five if plural) and an adjective ending in "-acious". See if you can choose which of the sentences that follow has nearest to the same meaning.

Tough, 10 Qns, uglybird, Jan 24 15

Category: Letter-themed

Tough
uglybird
2682 plays